Debra Lochner Doyle, MS, CGC
Ms. Doyle is the State Coordinator for Genetic Services and the Manager of
the Genetic Services Section for the Washington State Department of
Health. She is board certified by both the American Board of
Medical Genetics and the American Board of Genetic Counseling. Ms.
Doyle received her B.S. in genetics from the University of Washington and
her M.S. in human genetics and genetic counseling from Sarah Lawrence
College in New York.
Before accepting
her current position, she held
positions at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Research Center, Jones'
Institute for Reproductive Medicine, Children's Hospital of the King's
Daughters, and Women and Infant's Hospital Prenatal Diagnosis Center.
Ms. Doyle, is a past President of the National Society of Genetic
Counselors and is a founding member of the Coalition of State Genetics
Coordinators.
Amber Roche,
MPH
Amber Roche provides
administrative oversite to the Regional Genetics Clinics, assists in
outreach education
concerning the importance of Universal Newborn Hearing
Screening, as well as numerous activities related to implementation of
the State Genetics Plan, including issues around data integration and
policy development. She received her B.S. in Biology from Cornell
University in 1998 and her Masters in Public Health Genetics from the
University of Washington in 2002. Prior to joining the Genetics
Services Section Amber held positions as a research coordinator for the
Pregnancy Foresight Project at Swedish Medical Center and as a research
associate at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
Tabitha
Harrison, MPH
Tabitha
Harrison manages the Washington State Disability and Health Program,
coordinates the State Genetics Advisory Committee and Genetic
Providers' Group, and implements the State Genetics Plan projects,
including the Washington State Genetics Education Plan. Ms.
Harrison received a Masters in Epidemiology and Certificate in
Public Health Genetics from the University of Washington in 2002 and
completed a double-major in Biology and Anthropology-Zoology at the
University of Michigan in 2000. In her spare time, Tabitha
coaches volleyball and plays ultimate volleyball and softball.
Karin Neidt, MPH
Karin Neidt is the Early Hearing Loss Detection, Diagnosis, and
Intervention (EHDDI) Program Coordinator for the State of
Washington. In that capacity, Karin manages the newborn
hearing screen follow-up and tracking/surveillance system.
Karin previously worked for two years with the Washington State
Department of Health's Newborn Screening Program, consulting health
care providers and families in the appropriate follow-up for infants
with abnormal screening results.
Karin received her Masters in Public Health from the University of
Washington in Seattle, Washington, and her Bachelors degree in
Microbiology from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana.
Caroline Maundu is one of the EHDDI Follow-up staff for the State of
Washington. Caroline received her bachelor of science in
Community Health Education from Eastern Washington University.
Prior to joining the EHDDI program, Caroline worked with the
American Red Cross as the Health and Safety Training Coordinator.
Martha Lucas, MHA
Martha Lucas is a member of the EHDDI Follow-up staff. Martha
received both her BA and MHA (Masters in Health Services
Administration) from the University of Washington. Currently
she is working on completing her prerequisites for Nursing School.
Prior to joining the EHDDI team, Martha worked as a College Prep
Coordinator for Mercer Middle School, served as a resident for Texas
Health Resources in Fort Worth, Texas, worked as a Research
Assistant for the Departments of Demography, Epidemiology (stationed
at Harare, Zimbabwe), and Health Services at the University of
Washington; as well as served as a post-baccalaureate at the
University of Pennsylvania. Martha was born in Addis Ababa,
Ethiopia and raised in Washington State since the age of two.
